Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - In 2022 ‑23, a total of 731 students at CDCR earned their first associate degree. The average time to degree for these students was about nine years. Funding In this section, we explain how community college programs, including those offered at state prisons, are funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - CDCR has launched various certified peer support specialist training programs through which people can learn to work as peer support providers while in prison. For example, peer support specialists can help with alcohol and drug recovery, navigating health care systems, teaching people how to advocate for themselves, and promoting self ‑care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - Master Plan Defines Which Students Are Eligible to Attend UC. The state has long sought to provide residents an opportunity to earn a bachelor ’s degree through its two public university systems, UC and the California State University (CSU).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Specifically, we recommend the Legislature set enrollment expectations for each segment, decide how much to provide for graduation and other core student support initiatives, and determine how much to provide for compensation increases and other operating costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Under the state ’s current policy to pay for retiree health benefits, (1)  the state and employees each contribute an amount of money —established as a percentage of pay through the collective bargaining process —to prefund the benefits employees earn today and (2)  the state pays the costs of the benefit for current retirees on a pay-as-you-go basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - The administration ’s estimate does not take into account that money today is more valuable than money in the future (often referred to as the “time value of money ”) through a technique called discounting future cash flows.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Firms earning over 50  percent of their total income from a list of “qualified business activities ” (QBA) are subject to a different apportionment method that includes the location of their sales, payroll, and property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - Take Into Account Time Value of Money. The analyses should apply a reasonable discount rate that takes into account that dollars in the future are worth less than those today. Evaluate Key Alternatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - Accordingly, the proposed approach for 2019 ‑ 20 p rovides departments with discretion over how to define deferred maintenance as well as how and when to select specific projects. With the flexibility provided, departments are taking a variety of approaches to identifying potential projects, prioritizing projects, and selecting specific projects for the proposed funding: Identifying Potential Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - At this time, the administration has few details on how these funding amounts would be allocated or used. Given the large dollar amounts at stake, we encourage the Legislature to think about its priorities across the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916